# 擇

| 擇 | U+64C7, &#25799; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-64C7 |
| ← 擆 [U+64C6] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 擈 → [U+64C8] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 擇 |
| Shinjitai | 択 |
| Simplified | 择 |

### Han character

擇 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 手田中十 (QWLJ), four-corner 5604$_1$, composition ⿰扌睪)

#### Derived characters

* 籜(箨) 蘀(萚) 𮟢

#### Related characters

* 择 (Simplified Chinese)
* 択 (Japanese shinjitai)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 458, character 5
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12796
* Dae Jaweon: page 806, character 22
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1969, character 4
* Unihan data for U+64C7

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 斁 | *ʔl'aːɡs, *l'aːɡs, *laːɡ |
| 籜 | *l̥ʰaːɡ |
| 蘀 | *l̥ʰaːɡ |
| 鐸 | *l'aːɡ |
| 凙 | *l'aːɡ |
| 襗 | *l'aːɡ, *rlaːɡ, *laːɡ |
| 擇 | *rlaːɡ |
| 澤 | *rlaːɡ |
| 鸅 | *rlaːɡ |
| 蠌 | *rlaːɡ |
| 檡 | *rlaːɡ, *hljaɡ |
| 釋 | *hljaɡ |
| 繹 | *laːɡ |
| 睪 | *neb, *laːɡ, *kuː |
| 譯 | *laːɡ |
| 嶧 | *laːɡ |
| 懌 | *laːɡ |
| 驛 | *laːɡ |
| 醳 | *laːɡ |
| 圛 | *laːɡ |
| 墿 | *laːɡ |
| 燡 | *laːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *rlaːɡ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 睪 (OC *neb, *laːɡ, *kuː).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zé, zhái (ze$^2$, zhai$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄜˊ, ㄓㄞˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zaak$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chhe̍t / tho̍k
    (Meixian, Guangdong): cêd$^6$ / tog$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): te̍k / tia̍k / to̍h
    (Teochew, Peng'im): doh$^8$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$zeq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ce$^6$ / ce$^4$ / ca$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zé
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zé
*** Wade–Giles: tsê$^2$
*** Yale: dzé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzer
*** Palladius: цзэ (czɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɤ³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, colloquial variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhái
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhái
*** Wade–Giles: chai$^2$
*** Yale: jái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jair
*** Palladius: чжай (čžaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zaak$^6$
*** Yale: jaahk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zag$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡saːk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhe̍t / tho̍k
*** Hakka Romanization System: ced / tog
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ced$^6$ / tog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰet̚⁵/, /tʰok̚⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: cêd$^6$ / tog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɛt̚⁵/, /tʰɔk̚⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: te̍k
*** Tâi-lô: ti̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: dek
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚¹²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tia̍k
*** Tâi-lô: tia̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diak
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiak̚²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to̍h
*** Tâi-lô: to̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doih
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /toʔ¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /toʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤʔ⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: doh$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: to̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /toʔ⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$zeq
*** MiniDict: zeh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$zeq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zəʔ¹²/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ce$^6$ / ce$^4$ / ca$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sʰɤ̞²⁴/, /t͡sʰɤ̞⁴⁵/, /t͡sʰa̠⁴⁵/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit擇 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡sɤ³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /t͡sai²⁴/ /ʈ͡ʂai²⁴/ /t͡sɤ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡sai⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ʈ͡ʂei⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ʈ͡ʂe⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ʈ͡ʂɛ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡sei²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡sɨ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /t͡sə¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ʈ͡ʂə⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡sei⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡sʰɤ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡sʰe³¹/ /t͡se³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡sʰɛ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /t͡sʰə³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡səʔ⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡sɐʔ⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡saʔ⁵⁴/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡sʌʔ⁵³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡saʔ⁴³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /zəʔ¹/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /zəʔ³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /d͡zəʔ²/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /d͡za²¹³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡sʰɛ²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡sʰa¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡sʰə²⁴/ /t͡sʰə⁵⁵/ /t͡sʰa⁵⁵/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /t͡sʰæ²⁴/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡sʰɛʔ⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /t͡sʰet̚⁵/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /t͡sak̚²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /t͡sak̚²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /t͡sɐk̚²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /tik̚⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /tɛiʔ⁵/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /t͡sɛ²⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /toʔ⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /t͡sɔk̚⁵/ /kai²¹³/ 訓揀 |
* Middle Chinese: draek
Rime :
| Character | 擇 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 澄 (11) |
| Final (韻) | 陌 (113) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 瑒伯切 |
| Baxter | draek |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɖˠæk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɖᵚak̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȡak̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɖaɨjk̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ȡɐk̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ȡɐk̚/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȡʱɐk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhé |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zak$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*rlaːɡ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 擇 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 15128 |
| Phonetic component | 睪 |
| Rime group | 鐸 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | |
| Old Chinese | /*rlaːɡ/ |

### Definitions

擇
* to select; to choose; to pick out
** Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板三合奇巧奇緣全歌》, volume 2, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 18v:
       ua$^2$ bung$^2$ lêng$^5$ ain$^3$ doh$^8$ rig$^8$ zi$^2$ [Peng'im]
       I originally wanted to choose another day
* (Teochew) to pick up (off the ground)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 選, 擇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 挑, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 揀選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 挑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 剔, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 挑, 剔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 挑揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 挑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 挑, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 選, 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 挑, 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 擇, 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 揀, 選, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 挑選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 揀, 選, 挑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 擇, 選, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揀 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 揀, 擇 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 揀 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 挑, 擇 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 擇 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 擇 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 擇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 選 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 揀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 揀, 擇 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 擇, 揀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 挑 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Jin | Datong | 挑 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 挑, 選 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 揀, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linhe | 揀, 挑, 挑選 |
| Jin | Jining | 挑, 選擇 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 挑 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Handan | 挑, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Suide | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剔, 擇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揀, 選, 揀擇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 選, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 擇, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 揀, 選 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揀, 類 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 揀 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 揀 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 挑, 揀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Wu | Danyang | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 挑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 挑, 選, 擇揀 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 揀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 揀, 挑, 剔 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 擇 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 選, 挑, 揀 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 擇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 擇, 揀, 挑 |
* (to pick up) 撿／捡 (jiǎn), 拾 (shí)

### Compounds

* 不擇手段 / 不择手段 (bùzéshǒuduàn)
* 口不擇言 / 口不择言 (kǒubùzéyán)
* 口無擇言 / 口无择言
* 天擇 / 天择 (tiānzé)
* 孟母擇鄰 / 孟母择邻
* 寒不擇衣 / 寒不择衣
* 張良擇留 / 张良择留
* 忙不擇價 / 忙不择价
* 急不擇言 / 急不择言
* 慌不擇路 / 慌不择路
* 抉擇 / 抉择 (juézé)
* 採擇 / 采择 (cǎizé)
* 揀擇 / 拣择 (jiǎnzé)
* 擇不開 / 择不开
* 擇主而事 / 择主而事 (zézhǔ'érshì)
* 擇交 / 择交
* 擇交而友 / 择交而友
* 擇人而事 / 择人而事
* 擇偶 / 择偶 (zé'ǒu)
* 擇優 / 择优 (zéyōu)
* 擇刺 / 择刺
* 擇友 / 择友
* 擇吉 / 择吉 (zéjí)
* 擇善固執 / 择善固执 (zéshàngùzhí)
* 擇善而從 / 择善而从
* 擇善而行 / 择善而行
* 擇地而蹈 / 择地而蹈
* 擇席 / 择席
* 擇德以配 / 择德以配
* 擇戀 / 择恋
* 擇敵 / 择敌 (zédí)
* 擇日 / 择日 (zérì)
* 擇日不如撞日 / 择日不如撞日 (zérì bùrú zhuàng rì)
* 擇日子 / 择日子
* 擇日館 / 择日馆 (zháirìguǎn)
* 擇期 / 择期 (zéqī)
* 擇木 / 择木 (zémù)
* 擇木而處 / 择木而处
* 擇福宜重 / 择福宜重
* 擇肥而噬 / 择肥而噬
* 擇菜 / 择菜 (zháicài)
* 擇要 / 择要 (zéyào)
* 擇鄰 / 择邻
* 擇配 / 择配
* 擇食 / 择食
* 決擇 / 决择 (juézé)
* 物競天擇 / 物竞天择
* 良禽擇木 / 良禽择木 (liángqínzémù)
* 語不擇人 / 语不择人
* 身無擇行 / 身无择行
* 選擇 / 选择 (xuǎnzé)
* 選擇題 / 选择题 (xuǎnzétí)
* 野手選擇 / 野手选择
* 電腦擇友 / 电脑择友
* 飢不擇食 / 饥不择食 (jībùzéshí)

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 択 |
| Kyūjitai | 擇 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 択)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: じゃく (jaku)
* Kan-on: たく (taku)
* Kun: えらぶ (erabu, 擇ぶ)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 擇 (MC draek).
* Recorded as Middle Korean ᄄᆡᆨ〮 (Yale: ttóyk) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
* Recorded as Middle Korean ᄐᆡᆨ (thoyk) (Yale: thoyk) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [tʰɛk̚] ~ [tʰe̞k̚]
* Phonetic hangul: [택/텍]

### Hanja

Wikisource 擇 (eumhun 가릴 택 (garil taek))
* hanja form of 택 (“to select; selection”)

#### Compounds

* 간택 (揀擇, gantaek)
* 간택 (簡擇, gantaek)
* 결택 (決擇, gyeoltaek)
* 선택 (選擇, seontaek)
* 채택 (採擇, chaetaek)
* 택발 (擇拔, taekbal)
* 택일 (擇一, taegil)
* 택일 (擇日, taegil)
* 택지 (擇地, taekji)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

擇: Hán Nôm readings: trạch
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